Choose-Your-Own-Adventure Crunchy Croutons

Follow the basic recipe then skip down to the various seasoning options to mix-n-match what goes with your salad, soup or meal. Life never has to be boring again!

• Ready In: 25 mins
• Serves: 10-12
• Yields: 1 loaf

Ingredients

• Basic Garlicky Croutons

• 1⁄4 cup butter
• 1⁄2 teaspoon garlic powder
• 1  loaf  French bread

Directions

1. Preheat oven to 300.
2. Melt butter; remove from heat, stir in garlic powder (or other seasoning).
3. Cut French (or Italian) bread loaf into 1/2-inch slices, then into cubes; place in large bowl.
4. Drizzle garlic-butter over bread cubes, tossing lightly.
5. Spread cubes in a single layer on a cookie sheet or cake pan.
6. Bake for 10 minutes, stir; bake for 5 more minutes, stir again & check to see if the cubes are dry & crispy.
7. SEASONING OPTIONS: Use seasoning ingredients listed below--instead of the garlic listed above. All other directions remain the same!
8. Parmesan Croutons: 3 T. Parmesan, grated; 1/4 teaspoons garlic powder.
9. Dill Croutons: 1 teaspoons dill weed.
10. Cajun Croutons: 1 teaspoons Cajun seasoning.
11. Onion Croutons: 1/4 teaspoons onion powder.
12. Mustard Croutons: 1 teaspoons dry mustard, 1/4 teaspoons garlic powder.
13. Herby Croutons: 1 teaspoons basil, 1 teaspoons oregano, 1/4 teaspoons garlic powder.
14. Pizza Croutons: 1 teaspoons basil, 1 teaspoons oregano, 1/2 teaspoons chili powder, 1/4 teaspoons garlic powder.
15. Now--come up with some of your own!